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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2908 - κρεῖσσον

Transliteration

kreîsson

Phonetics

krice'-son

Origin

neuter of an alternate form of (G2909)

Parts of Speech

adverb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

better

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1397 ‑ גֶּבֶר (gheh'‑ber); 2896 ‑ טוֹב (tobe); 5273 ‑ נָעִים (naw‑eem'); 5276 ‑ נָעֵם (naw‑ame'); 8231 ‑ שָׁפַר (shaw‑far');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (3)

1 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

BSB (4)

1 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

Hebrews 1

CSB (2)

1 Corinthians 1

Hebrews 1

ESV (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

KJV (2)

1 Corinthians 1

Philippians 1

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (4)

1 Corinthians 2

Philippians 2

Hebrews 1

WEB (3)

1 Corinthians 2

Philippians 1

YLT (2)

1 Corinthians 1

Hebrews 1

ASV (3)

better 3

BSB (4)

better 1

better things 1

even better 1

than good 1

CSB (2)

better 1

the better 1

ESV (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

KJV (2)

better 2

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (4)

better 3

good 1

WEB (3)

better 3

YLT (2)

better 1

things that are better 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

A-ASNC 3

ANT

A-ASN-C 1

A-NSN-C 2

BEZ

A-AP-CN 1

A-AS-CN 2

A-NS-CN 1

BGB

A-APN-C 1

A-ASN-C 1

A-NSN-C 2

BMT

A-APN-C 1

A-ASN-C 1

A-NSN-C 2

BYZ

A-ASN-C 1

A-NSN-C 2

ELZ

A-APNC 1

A-ASNC 2

A-NSNC 1

NA26

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SBL

A-ASN-C 1

A-NSN-C 2

SCV

A-ASN-C 1

A-NSN-C 2

STV

A-APN-C 1

A-ASF-C 1

A-ASN-C 2

A-NSN 1

A-NSN-C 1

TIS

A-ASN-C 1

A-NSN-C 2

A-APN-C 3

A-ASN-C 4

A-DPF-C 1

A-GSF-C 5

A-GSM-C 1

A-NSM-C 1

A-NSN-C 4

TRG

A-APNC 1

A-ASNC 2

A-NSNC 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

κρεισσονεύω,

to be better, Hdn. Epim. 69.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κρείσσων

(Epic and old Att..) and κρείττων (later Att..), prop. comparat. of κρατύς , strong, but in sense often (as in cl., v. LS, s.v.) as comparat. of ἀγαθός ,

[in LXX chiefly for H2896;]

better;

(a) as to advantage or usefulness: 1 Corinthians 11:17, Hebrews 11:40; Hebrews 12:24; πολλῷ μᾶλλον κ ., Philippians 1:23; κρεῖσσον ποιεῖν , 1 Corinthians 7:38; ἐστιν , seq. inf., 1 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Peter 2:21;

(b) as to excellence: Hebrews 1:4; Hebrews 6:9; Hebrews 7:7; Hebrews 7:19; Hebrews 7:22; Hebrews 8:6; Hebrews 9:23; Hebrews 10:34; Hebrews 11:16; Hebrews 11:35; κ . ἐστι , seq. inf., 1 Peter 3:17.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

κρεισσον κρείσσον κρεῖσσον κρεισσονα κρείσσονα κρείσσους κρείσσων κρείττον κρείττόν κρείττονα κρείττονι κρείττονος κρείττονός κρείττοσι κρείττοσιν κρείττω κρείττων kreisson kreîsson kreissona kreíssona kreittona kreíttona